CEO and Co-founder

HyDetect; Rueil-Malmaison; Sur place; EUR 180 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

HyDetect is seeking an entrepreneurial CEO to lead growth, establish manufacturing solutions and strengthen supply chain capabilities in France. You will work with the founders to shape strategy, structure operations and accelerate market development.

This full-time role starts in January 2027, with the potential to evolve into a formal CEO and Co-Founder position with equity participation, contingent on demonstrated achievements and trusted collaboration with the co-founders.

Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial track record, preferably in start-ups.
• Experience turning hardware prototypes into market-ready products, with knowledge of hardware certification norms.
• Understanding of clients in physical process industries and long B2B sales cycles.
• Experience with or around hydrogen in oil refineries or chemical plants or gases markets would be advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Lead growth strategy and scale manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.
• Structure operations and support market development in collaboration with founders.
• Drive commercial roll-out and develop the team, processes and governance needed for growth.
• Evolve the role into CEO and Co-Founder with equity participation for proven success.

Connaissances

Entrepreneurial mindset

Hardware product development

B2B sales experience

Leadership

Financial literacy

Description du poste

We are looking for an entrepreneurial CEO (with a path to co-founder) with strong expertise in commercial scale-up, manufacturing strategy, and supply chain development to support and sustain business growth.

Collaborating alongside the founders, you will play a key role in shaping the company, driving its growth strategy, structuring its operations, and supporting its market development.

If this initial collaboration proves successful, with demonstrated professional achievements and a strong, trusted, and effective relationship with the co-founders, the position is intended to evolve into a formal CEO and Co-Founder role, including equity participation in the company.

CEO to lead growth

Parent company HyReveal is looking for a full-time CEO to take the helm at HyDetect and lead it through the next growth phases.

This will entail commercial roll-out as well as establishing manufacturing solutions and supply-chain capabilities to ensure the growing business is efficiently catered to.

The new CEO will now further build up HyDetect’s team, functions and processes.

Traits and experiences expected to make the CEO succeed are:

• Entrepreneurial: relentlessly creates new value from a sharply envisioned strategic canvas. Already has held positions in start-ups.
• Experience of developing hardware products from prototype to commercial viability. Ideally is knowledgeable about hardware certification norms.
• Affinity for and understanding of clients who operate physical process industries. Experience with long, industrial B2B sales cycles will prove valuable.
• Ideally, experience with or around hydrogen in oil refineries or chemical plants or knowledgeable about (industrial) gases markets.
• Engaging: inspires and mobilises people to join a compelling HyDetect journey: clients, investors, hires, suppliers
• Resolving conflicts and obstacles through active listening and collaborative problem solving.
• Promoting a culture of continuous feedback, trust, and open dialogue across the organization.
• A true believer in Health, Safety & Environment being paramount to sustainable, profitable industries
• Financially literate, and at ease with company governance, business processes and risk management - such that the company can grows in size and complexity serenely.

Don't meet 100% of the requirements? Let's talk.

We are not looking for a perfect match on paper. Above all, we are seeking a trusted professional with an entrepreneurial mindset, strong execution capabilities, and the desire to build and grow this venture together with us.

Geographically, it would be advantageous for the CEO to be based in France (Paris basin).

Timewise: start January 2027, before that the company expects for CEO candidate to proactively participate in the fundraising process and structuring of the future entity.